JPH0258804A - Manufacture of zinc oxide varistor - Google Patents

Manufacture of zinc oxide varistor

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JPH0258804A
JPH0258804A JP63210294A JP21029488A JPH0258804A JP H0258804 A JPH0258804 A JP H0258804A JP 63210294 A JP63210294 A JP 63210294A JP 21029488 A JP21029488 A JP 21029488A JP H0258804 A JPH0258804 A JP H0258804A
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Masaaki Katsumata
雅昭 勝又
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PURPOSE:To improve the voltage nonlinearity and voltage applying life characteristics of the title varistor by sintering the molded or calcined body of a zinc oxide varistor element after bismuth is applied to the side faces of the molded or calcined body. CONSTITUTION:Bismuth is applied in a rate of 0.1-50mg/cm<2> in Bi2O5 to the side faces of a molded body 1 obtained by performing a compression molding of a material powder composed principally of zinc oxide with additives so added that a sintered product may give voltage nonlinearity. For example, the molded body 1 is dipped in a bismuth paste prepared by mixing 300g of Bi2O3 into an organic binder composed of 10wt.% of ethyl cellulose, 20wt.% of n-butyl acetate, and 70wt.% of butyl carbitol. After the molded body 1 thus formed is sintered in air and Al2O3 is plasma sprayed to the side faces of the molded body 1, aluminum spraying electrodes 4 are provided on both end faces by polishing the end faces. Since the bismuth diffuses into this element body from the side faces, the voltage nonlinearity and voltage applying life characteristics of the element are improved.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 産業上の利用分野 本発明は酸化亜鉛を主成分とし、焼結体自身が電圧非直
線性を有する酸化亜鉛形バリスタの製造方法に関するも
のである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a zinc oxide type varistor which contains zinc oxide as a main component and whose sintered body itself has voltage nonlinearity.

従来の技術 電圧非直線抵抗体は一般にバリスタと呼ばれ、電圧安定
化やサージ吸収用の素子として用いられている。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A voltage nonlinear resistor is generally called a varistor, and is used as an element for voltage stabilization and surge absorption.

中でも、酸化亜鉛を主成分としてこれに少景のビスマス
、コバルト、マンガン、アンチモン、クロムなどを添加
した酸化亜鉛形バリスタは、その大きなサージ電流耐量
と優れた電圧非直線性から、近年ギャップレスアレスタ
として従来のシリコンカーバイトバリスタにとって代わ
り広く利用されている。
Among these, zinc oxide type varistors, which are mainly composed of zinc oxide and to which small amounts of bismuth, cobalt, manganese, antimony, chromium, etc. are added, have recently been used as gapless arresters due to their large surge current withstand capacity and excellent voltage nonlinearity. Widely used to replace conventional silicon carbide varistors.

酸化亜鉛形バリスタをアレスタとして用いる場合、放電
耐量特性2課電寿命特性がきわめて重要な特性要素とな
る。ここで、放電耐量特性は4/1oμSの衝撃電流を
6分間隔で同一方向に2回印加したピーク電流の限界値
である。また、課電寿命特性は酸化亜鉛形バリスタ素子
に定格電圧を印加して使用した場合に推定されるバリス
タ素子の寿命で、通常温度および課電率を上げる加速試
験が行われる。従来よシ、これらの特性の向上のため、
Bi2O,、5b20. 、5in2  などからなる
ペースト状側面剤を750℃以上の温度で仮焼した仮焼
体側面に塗布し、焼結体側面に高抵抗層を形成する方法
が一般に実施されていた。しかし、このような反応を用
いた製造方法の場合、側面剤と仮焼体の反応を均一に行
うことが難しく、その結果、放電耐量特性、外観などに
課題があった0さらに、仮焼工程が必要なため、時間的
、エネルギー的ロスが大きいという課題も同時に有して
いた0近年、非反応系で焼結体側面に高抵抗層を形成す
るため、。
When a zinc oxide type varistor is used as an arrester, discharge withstand characteristics 2 and charging life characteristics are extremely important characteristic elements. Here, the discharge withstand characteristic is the limit value of the peak current when an impact current of 4/1 μS is applied twice in the same direction at an interval of 6 minutes. Furthermore, the electrification life characteristic is the life of the varistor element estimated when the rated voltage is applied to the zinc oxide varistor element, and an accelerated test is normally performed at elevated temperature and energization rate. Conventionally, in order to improve these characteristics,
Bi2O, 5b20. , 5in2 or the like is applied to the side surface of a calcined body calcined at a temperature of 750° C. or higher to form a high-resistance layer on the side surface of the sintered body. However, in the case of a manufacturing method using such a reaction, it is difficult to uniformly react the side material and the calcined body, resulting in problems with discharge resistance characteristics, appearance, etc.0 Furthermore, the calcining process In recent years, high resistance layers have been formed on the sides of sintered bodies using non-reactive systems.

焼結体にAg2O,などの微粉末をプラズマ溶射により
溶着させたり、ポリイミドなどの樹脂や結晶化ガラスな
どをコーティングする試みがなされている。
Attempts have been made to weld fine powder such as Ag2O to the sintered body by plasma spraying, or to coat the sintered body with a resin such as polyimide or crystallized glass.

発明が解決しようとする課題 しかしながら、以上のように焼結体側面に高抵抗層を非
反応系で形成した場合、電圧非直線性が低く、課電寿命
特性が悪いという課題を有していた。
Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, when a high-resistance layer is formed on the side surface of a sintered body using a non-reactive system as described above, there are problems in that voltage nonlinearity is low and energized life characteristics are poor. .

課題を解決するだめの手段 本発明では上記従来の課題を解決するため、成形体ある
いは仮焼体の側面にビスマスをBi2O,の形に換算し
て0.1〜50 Ml / co?塗布し、焼結するこ
とを特徴としている。
Means for Solving the Problems In the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, bismuth is added to the side surface of the molded body or calcined body in the form of Bi2O, in an amount of 0.1 to 50 Ml/co? It is characterized by being coated and sintered.

作用 本発明の酸化亜鉛形バリスタの製造方法によれば、素子
側面からビスマスが拡散するため、電圧非直線性が向上
し、課電寿命特性の優れた酸化亜鉛形バリスタを得るこ
とができる。
Function: According to the method for manufacturing a zinc oxide varistor of the present invention, since bismuth diffuses from the side surface of the element, voltage nonlinearity is improved and a zinc oxide varistor with excellent energized life characteristics can be obtained.

実施例 以下、本発明の製造方法およびそれによシ得られた酸化
亜鉛形バリスタについて実施例に基づき詳細に説明する
EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the manufacturing method of the present invention and the zinc oxide type varistor obtained thereby will be explained in detail based on examples.

まず、酸化亜鉛の粉末に合計量に対して酸化ビスマス0
.5モル%、酸化アンチモン1.0モル%。
First, add 0 bismuth oxide to the total amount of zinc oxide powder.
.. 5 mol%, antimony oxide 1.0 mol%.

酸化コバル)0.5モル%、酸化マンガン0.5モル%
、酸化クロム0.5モル%、酸化ケイ素0.5モル%、
酸化ニッケル0.5モル%を添加し、水とバインダーを
加え、ボールミルにて充分に混合し、乾燥・造粒した原
料粉を直径40霧、厚さ3021111の大きさに圧縮
成形し、成形体を得た0そして、ビスマスペーストハエ
チルセルロース10重i%。
cobal oxide) 0.5 mol%, manganese oxide 0.5 mol%
, chromium oxide 0.5 mol%, silicon oxide 0.5 mol%,
Add 0.5 mol% of nickel oxide, add water and a binder, thoroughly mix in a ball mill, dry and granulate the raw material powder. Compression molding to a size of 40 mm diameter and 3021111 mm thick to form a molded product. 0 and bismuth paste ethylcellulose 10% by weight was obtained.

酢酸nブチル2o重量%、ブチルカルピトール70重量
%からなる有機バインダー1o00fVCBi205を
3oof混合して作成した。このビスマスペーストに上
記成形体をデイツプすることにより、所定量塗布した。
It was prepared by mixing 300% of an organic binder consisting of 20% by weight of n-butyl acetate and 70% by weight of butyl calpitol. A predetermined amount of the molded article was applied by dipping the bismuth paste into the bismuth paste.

ここで、塗布重量のコントロールは、ビスマスペースト
に酢酸nブテルヲ添加し粘度を調整した。また、塗布量
はビスマスペーストを塗布、乾燥後、重量差を測定し、
単位面積当りのBi2O,塗布量に換算した。このよう
にして得た成形体を空気中にて1200℃で焼結させ、
焼結体を得た。次いで、この焼結体を450℃〜700
℃の温度範囲で熱処理し、側面にム1205をプラズマ
溶射した後、両端面を研磨しアルミニウムの溶射電極を
設は試料とした。
Here, the coating weight was controlled by adding n-butyl acetate to the bismuth paste to adjust the viscosity. In addition, the amount of application was determined by applying bismuth paste and measuring the weight difference after drying.
It was converted into Bi2O coating amount per unit area. The molded body thus obtained was sintered at 1200°C in air,
A sintered body was obtained. Next, this sintered body was heated to 450°C to 700°C.
After heat treatment in a temperature range of 120° C. and plasma spraying of aluminum 1205 on the side surfaces, both end surfaces were polished and aluminum sprayed electrodes were installed to prepare a sample.

第1図はこのようにして得られた酸化亜鉛形バリスタの
断面図であシ、1は酸化亜鉛を主成分とする焼結体、2
はビスマスの拡散層、3はAl2O5プラズマ溶射によ
る側面高抵抗層、4はアルミニウムの溶射電極である。
Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view of the zinc oxide type varistor obtained in this way, where 1 is a sintered body mainly composed of zinc oxide, 2
3 is a bismuth diffusion layer, 3 is a side high resistance layer formed by Al2O5 plasma spraying, and 4 is an aluminum sprayed electrode.

第2図に本発明の製造方法による酸化亜鉛形バリスタの
V、lnA/rrat (単位厚み当りのバリスタ電圧
)および電圧非直線性(v5,1llA/v、。□人)
ヲ示す。ここで、試料数は各10個である。第2図に示
すように、v、InA/ffaはビスマスペーストラ塗
布してもほとんど変化しないのに対し、電圧非直線性は
単位表面積当り0.1〜60〜/C己のビスマスを塗布
し、焼結した場合、著しく向上していることがわかる。
Figure 2 shows the V, lnA/rrat (varistor voltage per unit thickness) and voltage nonlinearity (v5, 1llA/v, □ person) of the zinc oxide type varistor manufactured by the manufacturing method of the present invention.
I'll show you. Here, the number of samples is 10 each. As shown in Figure 2, v, InA/ffa hardly changes even when bismuth paste is applied, whereas voltage nonlinearity changes when bismuth is applied at 0.1 to 60/C per unit surface area. , it can be seen that there is a significant improvement when sintered.

次に、この試料の課電寿命特性について評価した。この
結果を第3図に示す。ここで、試験条件は、周囲温度1
30℃1課電率96%(ム0.ピーク値)で行い、漏れ
電流が2.6m人に至るまでの時間を測定した。第3図
より、 Bi、、O。
Next, the charging life characteristics of this sample were evaluated. The results are shown in FIG. Here, the test conditions are ambient temperature 1
The test was carried out at 30° C. at a charging rate of 96% (mu 0. peak value), and the time required for the leakage current to reach 2.6 m was measured. From Figure 3, Bi,,O.

塗布量が0.1〜50 # / CO!の範囲で課電寿
命特性が向上していることがわかる。第4図に螢光X線
分析装置にてビスマスペーストを10W/ad塗布した
試料および無処理の試料について、焼結体表面から中心
方向にあ・けてのBiの濃度分布を測定した結果を示す
0この結果から、本発明において電圧非直線性および課
電寿命特性が向上した原因は、ビスマスを素子周辺部か
ら拡散したためであると考えられる。
Application amount is 0.1~50 #/CO! It can be seen that the charging life characteristics are improved within the range of . Figure 4 shows the results of measuring the Bi concentration distribution from the surface of the sintered body toward the center for samples coated with bismuth paste at 10 W/ad and untreated samples using a fluorescent X-ray analyzer. From these results, it is considered that the reason why the voltage nonlinearity and the charged life characteristics were improved in the present invention is that bismuth was diffused from the periphery of the element.

なお、本実施例においては成形体にビスマスを塗布した
場合についてのみ記載したが、成形体を適当な温度範囲
(760℃〜11oo℃)で仮焼し、その仮焼体にビス
マスを塗布した場合についても全く同様の効果が得られ
ることを確認した0マタ、ビスマスは有機バインダーと
ともにペースト状態でデイツプ法により塗布を行ったが
、素子側面に所定量塗布が可能な他の方法、例えばノ・
ケ塗す、ローラー転写、印刷、スプレーなど、いずれの
方法であっても本発明の効果に変わシはない。
In this example, only the case where bismuth was applied to the molded body was described, but the case where the molded body was calcined at an appropriate temperature range (760°C to 110°C) and bismuth was applied to the calcined body It was confirmed that exactly the same effect could be obtained with Bismuth and Bismuth, which was applied in a paste state together with an organic binder by the dip method, but other methods that allow application of a predetermined amount to the side of the element, such as No.
No matter which method is used, such as coating, roller transfer, printing, or spraying, the effects of the present invention will remain the same.

発明の効果 以上のように本発明によれば、酸化亜鉛形バリスタ素子
の成形体あるいは仮焼体の側面にビスマスを塗布した後
、焼結させることにより、電圧非直線性および課電寿命
特性の優れた酸化亜鉛形バリスタを製造することができ
るQ
Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, by applying bismuth to the side surface of a molded or calcined body of a zinc oxide type varistor element and then sintering it, voltage nonlinearity and energized life characteristics can be improved. Q: Can produce excellent zinc oxide type varistors

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は本発明の製造方法によシ得られた酸化亜鉛形バ
リスタの断面図、第2図は本発明の製造方法による酸化
亜鉛形バリスタのvImA/Wr!nおよび電圧非直線
性の特性を示す図、第3図は同じく課電寿命特性を示す
図、第4図は本発明の実施例および従来例による酸化亜
鉛形バリスタの焼結体表面からのBiの濃度分布を示す
図である。 1・・・・・・焼結体、2・・・・・・拡散層、3・・
・・・・側面高抵抗層、4・・・・・・電極。 代理人の氏名 弁理士 粟 野 重 孝 ほか1名第1
図 I−m−焼結体 2−位歓層 3−側面l&低抗層 !−tg11 第3図 BizOs *%I(my/cmz) 2 図 第4図 −+  BizOs * 1% t (my/cm’ 
)→表面カーらの距J1 (+n+)
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a zinc oxide type varistor obtained by the manufacturing method of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the zinc oxide type varistor obtained by the manufacturing method of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the voltage nonlinearity characteristics, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the energized life characteristics. FIG. FIG. 1... Sintered body, 2... Diffusion layer, 3...
... Side high resistance layer, 4... Electrode. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano and 1 other person 1st
Figure I-m-Sintered body 2-Rank layer 3-Side surface l & low resistance layer! -tg11 Fig. 3 BizOs *%I (my/cmz) 2 Fig. 4 -+ BizOs * 1% t (my/cm'
) → Distance between surface curls J1 (+n+)

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)酸化亜鉛を主成分とし、焼結体自身が電圧非直線
性を示すよう添加物を加えた原料粉を圧縮成形し、得ら
れた成形体の側面にビスマスをBi_2O_5の形に換
算して0.1mg〜50mg/cm^2塗布した後、焼
結したことを特徴とする酸化亜鉛形バリスタの製造方法
(1) Raw material powder containing zinc oxide as the main component and additives added so that the sintered body itself exhibits voltage nonlinearity is compression molded, and bismuth (converted to Bi_2O_5) is placed on the side of the resulting molded body. A method for manufacturing a zinc oxide type varistor, characterized in that the zinc oxide type varistor is coated with 0.1 mg to 50 mg/cm^2 and then sintered.
(2)酸化亜鉛を主成分とし、焼結体自身が電圧非直線
性を示すよう添加物を加えた原料粉を圧縮成形し、得ら
れた成形体を仮焼し、この仮焼体の側面にビスマスをB
i_2O_5の形に換算して0.1〜50mg/cm^
2塗布した後、焼結したことを特徴とする酸化亜鉛形バ
リスタの製造方法。
(2) Compression molding of raw material powder containing zinc oxide as the main component and additives added so that the sintered body itself exhibits voltage nonlinearity, calcining the obtained molded body, and side surfaces of this calcined body Add bismuth to B
0.1 to 50 mg/cm^ in terms of i_2O_5
2. A method for producing a zinc oxide type varistor, characterized in that the zinc oxide type varistor is sintered after coating.
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